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Son of George J. A. and Lomila K. Crawford, of Sarnia, Ontario.
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Enlisted with the 33rd Battalion on May 11, 1915. Transferred to the 1st Battalion. Lt. Crawford earned his commission on the field, and also the Military Medal for bravery at Vimy Ridge. Killed in action at Agincourt.
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33rd Battalion Photo Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CRABB TO CROSSLAND Microform Sequence 24; Volume Number 31829_B016733. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 168. Page 393 of 788.
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From the London Free Press October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Page 391 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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SANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY Nord, France
Sancourt is a village in the Department of the Nord 5 kilometres north-west of Cambrai and one kilometre east of the main road to Douai. The SANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY is about 635 metres north-west of the village on the old Douai-Cambrai road.
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